Hadaka no shima
The Island
(c)1960 Kindai Eiga Kyokai Co., Ltd.
(c)1960 Kindai Eiga Kyokai Co., Ltd.
- Release Date
- November, 23rd, 1960
- Running Time
- 96 min
- Genre
- Feature
- Color
- Monochrome
- Screening Format
- -
- Screen Size
- Cinema Scope (1:2.35)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- OTOWA Nobuko ── Toyo
- TONOYAMA Taiji ── Senta
- TANAKA Shinji ── Taro
[ Staff ]
- SHINDO Kaneto ── Screenplay
- SHINDO Kaneto ── Art Director
- KURODA Kiyomi ── Photography
- HAYASHI Hikaru ── Music
[ Production Company ]
KINDAI EIGA KYOKAI
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
KINDAI EIGA KYOKAI
[ Story ]
Shindo's celebrated work poetically depicting the struggle between man and nature. The film portrays the daily lives of a middle-aged couple and their young sons on a remote island as they cultivate the barren land, fetch water in a rowboat, and contend with steep terrain. Their life of meager means is dealt a tragic blow when their eldest son suddenly falls ill. Featuring only a small cast and very little in the way of spoken dialogue, the film derives much of its emotional heft from its powerful images and sound. The recipient of the Grand Prix at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival, it was released independently by Shindo's own Kindai Eiga Kyokai, having been made by a production team of only thirteen people.
Written by HOSHI Ryotaro
Translated by Adam Sutherland
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
1961 Moscow International Film Festival, Grand Prix
1962 National Board of Review, Top Foreign Films
1963 British Academy Film Awards, Best Film from any Source nominee
[ Contact (International) ]
KINDAI EIGA KYOKAI CO., LTD.
4F, Katagiri Bldg., 2-36-2 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051
Rep: SHINDO Jiro
tel: +81-3-6261-3101
fax: +81-3-6261-3102
E-mail: kindai@kindaieikyo.com
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